Mama's Sause
A wide pan of slow-simmered red tomato sauce with Italian sausages nestled in, steam rising, garlic and tomatoes on the side
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Speggi Sause
from Chris's kitchen.

Chris's slow-simmered tomato sauce — three hours on low heat, finished with Italian sausage or meatballs.

sauce sunday-dinner 3 hrs on low heat

Ingredients

  • 2 - 28oz cans crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 c. olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian spices
  • 2-3 diced garlic cloves or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Steps

  1. Heat oil, add Italian spices & garlic, sauté approx 1 min until garlic is light brown. Add crushed tomatoes + sugar.
  2. Cook 3hrs on low heat.
  3. Brown Italian sausage or meatballs in separate pan then add last hr to Sause.
Original hand-written Speggi Sause card
See her original → The card, in her own cursive
ENJOY
— like she's handing you the plate